The Manufacturing Landscape: Looking Forward, Looking Back
I find that every so often it is good to step back and think about the current state of manufacturing in the broadest sense.
I find that every so often it is good to step back and think about the current state of manufacturing in the broadest sense.
The manufacturing industry, stock market, and new product development have really taken off in the past four years, and there’s a lot of focus now on moving offshore manufacturing back into the United States.
When her college started requiring students to complete an internship in order to graduate, it created a serious dilemma for Janelle.
Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to grow the economy and improve our lives, but along with these benefits, it also brings new risks that society is grappling with.
Believe it or not, paper is very expensive. Although the going rate for a ream of standard copy paper is only about 10 bucks, the expense of relying on paper for your medical device quality management system is downright outrageous.
After a patient has a heart attack or stroke, doctors often use risk models to help guide their treatment. These models can calculate a patient’s risk of dying based on factors such as the patient’s age, symptoms, and other characteristics.
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In part one of this series, I said that I want to help my colleagues use their ISO 9001 implementation as a profit center and to turn risk-based thi
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Two of my articles (the first regarding standards, standardization, and standard work; and the second on
In 1989, I was handed a copy of ISO 9001:1987 by my employer with the direction to find out what it was all about. Our company was headquartered in Europe, and we would be compelled to implement the standard straightaway.
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